@article{fdi:010024175,
  title = {{R}egulation of soil organic matter dynamics and microbial activity in the drilosphere and the role of interactions with other edaphic functional domains},
  author = {{B}rown, {G}.{G}. and {B}arois, {I}. and {L}avelle, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he moment the soil enters into contact with an earthworm, both superficially and internally, physicochemical and biological changes take place. {T}he drilosphere represents the whole soil volume under earthworm influence. {T}hus it includes the body surfaces, the gut and all the internal features of the worm that are in contact with the ingested soil, as well as the external structures (casts, burrows, middens) created by earthworm activities. {T}he extent of the drilosphere and its particular characteristics depend on the species and ecological categories of the earthworm community present as well as the spatial and temporal scale of interest. {S}patially, the drilosphere can interact with other soil functional domains and lead to significant changes in the litter system or detritusphere (generally decreasing litter stocks) and the rhizosphere (affecting both root biomass and density), the two main sources of organic matter ({OM}) additions to the soil, as well as in the aggregatusphere and the porosphere. {D}rilosphere effects on microbial activity and {OM} decomposition can be completely different (and opposite) depending on the spatio-temporal scale of observation. {A}t the level of the gut, microbial activity is dramatically stimulated in a matter of a few hours via a mutualistic observation. {A}t the level of the gut, microbial activity is dramatically stimulated in a matter of a few hours via a mutualistic digestion system. {I}n this process, water and soluble-{C} in the form of intestinal mucus (the {K}iss) produced by the earthworm ({P}rince {C}harming) awakens the dormant microflora ({S}leeping {B}eauties), thereby increasing decomposition of the stable forms of soil {OM} ingested. {D}uring gut passage populations of other organisms (e.g. protozoa, nematodes, fungi) may decline with digestion, although these organisms probably form a minor component of the earthworm's energy needs... ({D}'apr{\`e}s r{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{LOMBRIC} ; {DIGESTION} ; {ACTIVITE} {ENZYMATIQUE} ; {STRUCTURE} {DU} {SOL} ; {MATIERE} {ORGANIQUE} ; {CARBONE} {ORGANIQUE} ; {STOCK} {ORGANIQUE} ; {FACTEUR} {EDAPHIQUE} ; {MICROORGANISME} ; {DECOMPOSITION} ; {MINERALISATION} ; {BIOMASSE} ; {RACINE} ; {ETUDE} {EXPERIMENTALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {S}oil {B}iology},
  volume = {36},
  numero = {3-4},
  pages = {177--198},
  ISSN = {1164-5563},
  year = {2000},
  DOI = {10.1016/{S}1164-5563(00)01062-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010024175},
}